Recent health and wellness news from across Columbia.
You probably think you know how to wash your hands, but Elaine Larson could tell you for sure.
Study points to possible treatments and confirms distinction between memory loss due to aging and that of Alzheimer's.
A new initiative at Columbia University Medical Center is focused on improving physical and mental health care for gay, lesbian, bisexual and espec
Nashwa Khalil knew the benefits of physical therapy long before she enrolled in the doctor of physical therapy program at Columbia’s College of Phy
When she started medical school four years ago Camila Mateo felt an immediate connection to the neighborhood surrounding the College of Physicians
From the chimera in Greek mythology to the sphinx in ancient Egypt, humans have imagined making creatures from pieces of different organisms for mi
A massive study analyzing gene expression data from 22 tumor types has identified multiple metabolic expression changes associated with cancer.
Several Columbia professors, in disciplines ranging from dance to history to psychiatry, were awarded prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships for 2013
African-Americans with a variant of the ABCA7 gene have almost double the risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer’s disease compared with African-A
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center’s CHALK/Just Move program is one of three programs selected by ChildObesity180, a
As the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans have been increasingly recognized across society, a new program at Columbi